Related work experience: Allman has more than 13 years of retail jewelry experience and comes from Nashville where most recently he was the manager of the Omega Timepiece Boutique. He has also spent 15 years in the banking industry in a variety of roles, including branch manager.

KAITLAN DEAL YOUNG

New job title: Marketing coordinator

Company: Paul Nurnberg Photography LLC

Duties: Young will develop and target marketing campaigns and promotional materials. She will also organize and prepare materials for portfolios, as well as manage the client/prospect database.

Related work experience: Young worked for U.S. Sen. John Warner and as a staff member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. She also worked as a business operations associate for the consulting firm, Vela Environmental.

Education: Young holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration in marketing from James Madison University.

WILLIAM EDWARD RICHARDS

New job title: Doctor of gynecologic oncology and robotic surgery

Company: St. Joseph’s/Candler

Duties: Richards will serve as the principle investigator for the gynecologic clinical research program. Richards specializes in treating pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions of the reproductive tract.

Education: Richards holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Texas A&M University and attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.

FRED WARREN

New job title: Vice president of Membership

Company: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

Duties: Warren will manage all aspects of membership sales and service and will oversee the chamber’s Small Business Council and Business Education Partnership Committee.

Related work experience: Warren served with The New York Times Company’s sports leisure division and Conde Nast as an advertising executive with Golf Digest magazine.

Related work experience: Long practiced for five years with the firm Evans, Petree in Memphis in the areas of estate planning, ERISA and employee benefits, tax and general corporate matters. She is licensed to practice in Georgia and Tennessee.

Education: Long holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and received her juris doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

LAUREN GRIER

New job title: Senior customer service representative

Company: Page International

Duties: Grier will assist in the overall management of two teams and the training of new hires.

Related work experience: Grier has worked for Page International for two years.

Education: Grier graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of business degree in marketing.

KELLIE GROOVER

New job title: Community manager

Company: ThincSavannah

Duties: Groover is responsible for the management of all current membership needs, new membership growth, social media outreach, company website maintenance, development of all marketing materials and event coordination.

Related work experience: Groover worked as a production secretary and publicist with Production Specialties, LLC and as marketing coordinator for Hansen Architects, P.C. In addition, she worked at Disney for several years as an operations cast member at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and as a campus representative for the Disney College Program.

Education: Groover earned her Bachelor of Arts in communications with a concentration in public relations from Georgia Southern University.

HONORS/AWARDS

Attorney honored

Maj. Jaclyn Grieser has been presented with the 2012 Federal Bar Association Younger Attorney Award. Grieser serves as the special victims prosecutor for Fort Stewart and Fort Gordon.

Statesboro resident named Airman of the Year

Senior Airman Sarah Mercer has been named Airman of the Year for 2011 for the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard. Mercer serves as an Operations Apprentice Specialist with the 165th AW Intelligence Section.

Ellabell resident named NCO of the Year

Technical Sgt. Brian Achen has been named Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2011 for the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard. Achen serves as an Aerospace Propulsion Technician for the 165th Maintenance Group.

Savannah resident named SNCO of the Year

Master Sgt. Eva White has been named Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2011 for the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard. White serves as the Unit Training Manager for the 165th Support Group.

Savannah travel agent honored

Susan Dischner of Four Seasons Travel in Savannah has been named to Travel & Leisure’s A-List: World’s Top Travel Agents 2012. This is the 10th year running Dischner has been awarded the title.

Savannah school board president honored

The National School Board Association announced Savannah-Chatham Board of Public Education President Joseph A. Buck, III, as the recipient of the 2012 Benjamin Elijah Mays Lifetime Achievement Award.

Buck received the award on Oct. 6 at the 2012 CUBE Annual Conference in Atlanta. CUBE honored Buck for his efforts to improve student achievement and management in the school district, as well as his efforts to increase community engagement in the district’s public schools.

Averitt honors Savannah-area associate

Averitt Express recently honored associate William Champion of Pooler for his 20 years of service. Champion is now counted among the 600-plus Averitt associates who are members of the company’s “Over 20 Team,” associates who have served 20 or more years with Averitt.

Local hairstylist earns certification

JennLauren Thomas recently attended The Bumble and Bumble University in New York City for the second in a three-course program that equips stylists with tools and techniques to teach other stylists. Thomas, a board certified haircolorist, is employed at Greener Grass Hair Color and Designs, Inc.

SCAD chair of advertising honored

Luke Sullivan, chair of the advertising department at the Savannah College of Art and Design, has been named one of “The 15 Most Important Marketing Strategy Thinkers Today” by the financial blog, Business Insider.

Hospice Savannah VP earns certification

CFRE International has named Hospice Savannah Foundation Inc.’s vice president, Megan Kerley, as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). She joins more than 5,200 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation, and is one of only two currently practicing in the Savannah area.